Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many other cases it may be difficult to decide whether a signal is or is not deceptive ; but if the signal concerns something over which the animals are competing , it may evolve by an arms race of deception and the discovery of deception ; but if it concerns something over which the animals are co-operating , it may evolve to become more accurately informative . |
| 2 | This is no easy task when it is aimed at an entire work force and when the normal reading habits of the employees may range from The Times at one end to The Sun at the other . |
| 3 | These results may testify to the attributes of the equipment acquired and the proficiency of foreign trade organisations in tailoring purchases to real needs . |
| 4 | To which I reply , ‘ All right , let's think of the circumstances in which you might wish to say ‘ I 'm happy ’ in the most general sense , without limitation to any implied purpose or situation … ’ |
| 5 | Also I remember a very , very early meeting when somebody said , ‘ Let's think of the reasons why we are glad to be gay , ’ and I thought , ‘ Rubbish , there are n't any , what nonsense . ’ |
| 6 | After washing sufficient numbers may remain on the hands to cause harm and the skin may become recontaminated from taps , the towel dispenser and the exit door of the washroom . |
| 7 | Similarly , however much we may disapprove of the Nazis judging Hitler to be evil is not a satisfactory historical explanation . |
| 8 | It is very true that in one sense it must be implied that although there is no existing difference , still that a difference may arise between the parties : yet I think the distinction between an existing difference and one which may arise is a material one , and one which has properly been relied on in this case … |
| 9 | An obvious example is the contradiction that may arise between the requirements for parental affection , on the one hand , and status with peers , on the other . |
| 10 | This is fact is a debate about personal freedom the freedom of our tenants to choose the quite legal activities that take place on their farms for whatever we may think about the merits and de-merits of angling or shooting fox hunting , these are activities that Parliament has decided are permissible . |
| 11 | Economists may think of the interests of nations in terms of wealth , and lawyers in terms of adherence to legal rules working to one 's advantage . |
| 12 | The Safeworld report noted that " unless arms transfers to the Middle East [ are reduced and controlled ] , the hopes for the peace process … may disappear beneath an arms race that perpetuates instability , conflict and bloodshed in the Middle East " . |
| 13 | There is evidence from which it appears that the United Nations Organisation considers that there are persons whom it may treat as the representatives of the Republic of Somalia . |
| 14 | You may browse in the shops without being shadowed or prodded into buying . |
| 15 | However much those two may pander to the anti-police prejudices of the contemporary Labour Party , they are hardly subversive of the bourgeois order . |
| 16 | The first ingredient for success is that managers are sensitive to the impact that changes may make to the lives of those concerned . |
| 17 | The investigation is held in private but the authority and individuals concerned may comment on the allegations . |
| 18 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 19 | Thus while from the point of view of community members , situations may fall into the categories of " Patois " ( e.g. playground interactions with other black children ) or " non-Patois " ( e.g. talking to a teacher ) , what this means is that in a " Patois " situation , it is permitted to use Creole at certain times . |
| 20 | This has led to concern by environmental groups that some may fall into the hands of terrorists or governments keen to develop nuclear weapons , during shipment to Japan . |
| 21 | If the speed is too great then the vehicle may fall off the sides of the plank and crash . |
| 22 | Although useful for many unimodal sediments , in polymodal distributions the median may fall in the tails of two sub-populations of grains , in a size fraction which is scarce . |
| 23 | The bullets may bounce off the sides of the slits or go plumb through the middle , so that we can not be certain of exactly where they will hit the second screen . |
| 24 | If the night is very cold or the middle of the day extremely hot , they may retreat to the galleries below ground level where the temperature does not vary so much . |
| 25 | Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject field to be explored , and its structure in enquiry ; they need to know what materials , print-form or audio-visual , are available , and suitable , and what special problems they may reveal ; they need to have available at the right time suitable equipment , and places where the equipment may be used , and they need to be sure that the student is able to find and make use of all the resources he may need in the periods of the timetable allotted to the activity . |
| 26 | This Order , which is now in force , amends the provisions of The Building Societies ( Supplementary Capital ) Order 1988 in terms of the specification of supplementary capital as a capital resource which building societies may aggregate with the reserves to assess the adequacy of their reserves and other designated capital resources under s 45(3) of the 1986 Act . |
| 27 | Here the value of privacy may act against the interests of family members ; neighbours may consider that it is not their business to interfere and the beaten wife-at least before the growth of women 's self-help centres — may find that she has nowhere to go ( Pizzey , 1974 ) . |
| 28 | The procedure is similar to that provided by Ord 22 , r 10 in relation to variations ; the judgment creditor may object to the terms offered by the defendant and either party may apply for the order made by the proper officer to be reconsidered by the district judge . |
| 29 | In order to overcome the possibility that a trading partner may object to the terms , it may be tempting to prepare a second , less stringent set of " fall back " terms . |
| 30 | In such circumstances , therefore , it may be prudent to include the following additional proviso : PROVIDED THAT while this Lease is vested in ( Tenant 's name ) any notice or document to be served on the Tenant shall be served at its registered office and not at the Premises The tenant may object to the amendments suggested to be made to s 196 and wish to amend or delete them . |